Method & Product Shares

Sheer shades? No Problem! Beth Hodges, döfix educator, demonstrates how easy it is to attach this sheer, iron-on lining to add body to a delicate piece of fabric. Purchase at www.dofix.com.

Cathy Tucker demonstrates how to use three time-saving workroom tools from Draw-Matic: The Size-O-Matic Deluxe Clamping Bar, The Rule-O-Matic Edge Rulers and Cutting Guide. All are available for purchase at www.uniquexpressions.net.

When Kelly McGrory came across a tricky corner on the waterfall skirt of a sofa slipcover, she called for back up. Jeanelle Dech shares her method for inserting a gusset to avoid straining at the seams while maintaining a beautiful tailored look.

The women of Sugar & Spice Draperies and Shades are changing the game! Terri Booser and Rachel Barrera share their method for finishing hems in the lining of drapery panels.

Fran Fox and Jeanelle Dech get into the nitty-gritty of pattern matching and yardage calculation for a bunny-covered box cushion project that came through Windham Stitches last year.

At The Workroom Technical Center in Tryon, NC, industry heavyweights Nancy Letts and Jeanelle Dech go head to head comparing methods for inserting invisible zippers in welted pillows. Whose corner are you in?